cyclingn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s 'cycling, 1800s– cycling.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: cycle v.², -ing suffix¹; bicycling n.

Etymology: Either < cycle v.² + -ing suffix¹, or shortened < bicycling n.

The activity or sport of riding a bicycle or any cycle (see cycle n.²).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun]

bicycling1869

cycling1878

wheeling1882

biking1883

pushbiking1926

1878 Nov. (title) Cycling. A monthly provincial magazine of bicycling and tricycling.

1883 B. W. Richardson Cycling in Longman's Mag. Oct. 593 To the human family the art of cycling is the bestowal of a new faculty.

1921 R. Gabler tr. W. Stekel Beloved Ego iv. 47 Cycling is no longer considered the vogue of the upper classes. It..means..‘I am too poor to buy myself a car’.

1971 Scouting May 10/1 Your son's first bicycle..may plant the seed of a lifelong interest in cycling.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. e10/1 Aging baby boomers..have embraced cycling as a low-impact, aerobically demanding alternative to cartilage-grinding sports like basketball and tennis.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as cycling club, cycling race, cycling route, etc.

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1878 Bicycle Jrnl. 25 Jan. 38/2 Mr. McWilliams withdrawal from public life in the 'cycling world was owing to private unavoidable business.

1880 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 23 June 4/1 The Devon County Cycling Club.

1883 Isle of Wight Observer 21 July 6/2 If the road were made and rolled, cycling race meetings would no doubt be held there.

1936 Rotarian Aug. 48/2 Frank..is board chairman of the National Cycling Association and chairman of the cycling committee of the American Olympic Committee.

1991 Bicycle Guide Sept. 16/1 It seemed as good a time as any to launch a new national cycling publication.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 July 32/3 Hilton joined a cycling club and became an avid time triallist.

2013 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 4 Apr. 22 This weekend will see the opening of a new cycling route in Bath which is finally complete after seven years and £4 million.

C2. attributive. Designating clothing or accessories designed to be worn while cycling, as cycling gloves, cycling shirt, etc. See also cycling shorts n. at Compounds 3.

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1883 Wheelman Illustr. Apr. 38/1 Put on a 'cycling suit; spring into the saddle; seize the bridle of this magic steed.

1896 Manch. Guardian 27 June 1/5 (advt.) Cycling gloves, thoroughly ventilated and protected.

1932 Manch. Guardian 14 Nov. 11/3 Dressed in grey tweed cycling knickers, a blue cycle jacket, grey stockings, and black shoes.

1973 Washington Post 13 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) The striped cycling jersey, multi-pocketed fore and aft, in colors with 10-speed power.

1998 Cycling & Mountain Biking Today Apr. 21/1 Rider input is obvious in the design with the extra panel sewn inside the junction of the thumb and index finger—the most highly stressed point on cycling gloves.

2012 Sun (Nexis) 3 Apr. 14 Samuel was last seen wearing a red top, black cycling leggings and cycling glasses.

C3.

cycling shorts n. shorts designed to be worn while cycling; (now usually) spec. long close-fitting shorts made of Lycra or other skintight material (and often padded at the groin when designed exclusively for cyclists), also worn by other athletes and as a fashion item.

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1921 Times 19 July 7/2 The injured man..was wearing cycling shorts.

1973 N.Y. Times 15 July v. 20 (advt.) Elastic, knit cycling shorts are mid-thigh length, have a stretch waistband and a small back pocket. But their biggest plus is a soft chamois crotch insert for added comfort.

2010 Independent 10 Feb. (Life section) 7/1 The Nineties..have been creeping back onto the catwalks..with..crop tops, cycling shorts, bodycon and grunge.

cycling shoe n. a shoe designed to be worn while cycling; (now usually) spec. one having a special sole to which a cleat can be attached.

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1883 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 25 May 266/3 Special cycling shoes, which entail either change or discomfort for walking wear.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 270/1 The ordinary light cycling shoe..offers feeble resistance to wet and mud.

1954 Southeast Economist (Chicago) 3 June 12/2 Club members wear shorts, cycling shoes, and club jackets while on the road.

2000 P. Vincent Mountain Bike Maintenance 9/3 Serious MTB riders usually upgrade to clipless pedals that hold the cycling shoe in place like the clip-in bindings of a ski.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cyclingadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: see cycle n.² and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cycle v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < cycle v.² + -ing suffix². Compare bicycling adj.

That cycles (cycle v.²).

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1878 London Bicycle Club Gaz. 25 Apr. 96/1 I met a 'cycling parson here. This gentleman..does all his parish work on a bicycle.

1879 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 22 Aug. 6/5 Bicycle men really ought to be more careful..; here is the experience of a cycling friend.

1908 T. H. Holding Camper's Handbk. xvi. 220 The cycling man has to consider waterproofs as much as any other camper.

2008 S. Yeager Every Woman's Guide to Cycling v. 92 While sedentary women have heart rates approaching 70 or 80 BPM.., their cycling sisters usually hum along at just 50 or 60.

Compounds

cycling lizard n. Australian (now rare) any of several small agamid lizards of the genus Ctenophorus (formerly Amphibolurus), whose leg motions when running bipedally resemble those of a cyclist; esp. the ring-tailed dragon, C. caudicinctus (also called racehorse lizard).

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1928 Mercury (Hobart) 6 Nov. 7/5 Other interesting things are the racehorse and cycling lizards, circular saw grub, pig beetle, and frog or barking lizard.

1955 A. Ross Australia 55 46 The ‘cycling’ lizard, whose leg motions resemble the pedalling action of a man on a bicycle,..of which the Commonwealth Railway brochure speaks so enticingly.

1995 E. S. Fisk Hardly ever Dull Moment 18 I spoke learnedly about the echidna, the wombat, the cycling lizard, none of which I had ever seen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cycling
释义	cyclingn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s 'cycling, 1800s– cycling. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: cycle v.², -ing suffix¹; bicycling n. Etymology: Either < cycle v.² + -ing suffix¹, or shortened < bicycling n. The activity or sport of riding a bicycle or any cycle (see cycle n.²). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] bicycling1869 cycling1878 wheeling1882 biking1883 pushbiking1926 1878 Nov. (title) Cycling. A monthly provincial magazine of bicycling and tricycling. 1883 B. W. Richardson Cycling in Longman's Mag. Oct. 593 To the human family the art of cycling is the bestowal of a new faculty. 1921 R. Gabler tr. W. Stekel Beloved Ego iv. 47 Cycling is no longer considered the vogue of the upper classes. It..means..‘I am too poor to buy myself a car’. 1971 Scouting May 10/1 Your son's first bicycle..may plant the seed of a lifelong interest in cycling. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. e10/1 Aging baby boomers..have embraced cycling as a low-impact, aerobically demanding alternative to cartilage-grinding sports like basketball and tennis. Compounds C1. General attributive, as cycling club, cycling race, cycling route, etc. ΚΠ 1878 Bicycle Jrnl. 25 Jan. 38/2 Mr. McWilliams withdrawal from public life in the 'cycling world was owing to private unavoidable business. 1880 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 23 June 4/1 The Devon County Cycling Club. 1883 Isle of Wight Observer 21 July 6/2 If the road were made and rolled, cycling race meetings would no doubt be held there. 1936 Rotarian Aug. 48/2 Frank..is board chairman of the National Cycling Association and chairman of the cycling committee of the American Olympic Committee. 1991 Bicycle Guide Sept. 16/1 It seemed as good a time as any to launch a new national cycling publication. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 July 32/3 Hilton joined a cycling club and became an avid time triallist. 2013 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 4 Apr. 22 This weekend will see the opening of a new cycling route in Bath which is finally complete after seven years and £4 million. C2. attributive. Designating clothing or accessories designed to be worn while cycling, as cycling gloves, cycling shirt, etc. See also cycling shorts n. at Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1883 Wheelman Illustr. Apr. 38/1 Put on a 'cycling suit; spring into the saddle; seize the bridle of this magic steed. 1896 Manch. Guardian 27 June 1/5 (advt.) Cycling gloves, thoroughly ventilated and protected. 1932 Manch. Guardian 14 Nov. 11/3 Dressed in grey tweed cycling knickers, a blue cycle jacket, grey stockings, and black shoes. 1973 Washington Post 13 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) The striped cycling jersey, multi-pocketed fore and aft, in colors with 10-speed power. 1998 Cycling & Mountain Biking Today Apr. 21/1 Rider input is obvious in the design with the extra panel sewn inside the junction of the thumb and index finger—the most highly stressed point on cycling gloves. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 3 Apr. 14 Samuel was last seen wearing a red top, black cycling leggings and cycling glasses. C3. cycling shorts n. shorts designed to be worn while cycling; (now usually) spec. long close-fitting shorts made of Lycra or other skintight material (and often padded at the groin when designed exclusively for cyclists), also worn by other athletes and as a fashion item. ΚΠ 1921 Times 19 July 7/2 The injured man..was wearing cycling shorts. 1973 N.Y. Times 15 July v. 20 (advt.) Elastic, knit cycling shorts are mid-thigh length, have a stretch waistband and a small back pocket. But their biggest plus is a soft chamois crotch insert for added comfort. 2010 Independent 10 Feb. (Life section) 7/1 The Nineties..have been creeping back onto the catwalks..with..crop tops, cycling shorts, bodycon and grunge. cycling shoe n. a shoe designed to be worn while cycling; (now usually) spec. one having a special sole to which a cleat can be attached. ΚΠ 1883 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 25 May 266/3 Special cycling shoes, which entail either change or discomfort for walking wear. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 270/1 The ordinary light cycling shoe..offers feeble resistance to wet and mud. 1954 Southeast Economist (Chicago) 3 June 12/2 Club members wear shorts, cycling shoes, and club jackets while on the road. 2000 P. Vincent Mountain Bike Maintenance 9/3 Serious MTB riders usually upgrade to clipless pedals that hold the cycling shoe in place like the clip-in bindings of a ski. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cyclingadj. Brit. /ˈsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: see cycle n.² and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cycle v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < cycle v.² + -ing suffix². Compare bicycling adj. That cycles (cycle v.²). ΚΠ 1878 London Bicycle Club Gaz. 25 Apr. 96/1 I met a 'cycling parson here. This gentleman..does all his parish work on a bicycle. 1879 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 22 Aug. 6/5 Bicycle men really ought to be more careful..; here is the experience of a cycling friend. 1908 T. H. Holding Camper's Handbk. xvi. 220 The cycling man has to consider waterproofs as much as any other camper. 2008 S. Yeager Every Woman's Guide to Cycling v. 92 While sedentary women have heart rates approaching 70 or 80 BPM.., their cycling sisters usually hum along at just 50 or 60. Compounds cycling lizard n. Australian (now rare) any of several small agamid lizards of the genus Ctenophorus (formerly Amphibolurus), whose leg motions when running bipedally resemble those of a cyclist; esp. the ring-tailed dragon, C. caudicinctus (also called racehorse lizard). ΚΠ 1928 Mercury (Hobart) 6 Nov. 7/5 Other interesting things are the racehorse and cycling lizards, circular saw grub, pig beetle, and frog or barking lizard. 1955 A. Ross Australia 55 46 The ‘cycling’ lizard, whose leg motions resemble the pedalling action of a man on a bicycle,..of which the Commonwealth Railway brochure speaks so enticingly. 1995 E. S. Fisk Hardly ever Dull Moment 18 I spoke learnedly about the echidna, the wombat, the cycling lizard, none of which I had ever seen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878adj.1878
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